Egg Pastry For Deep Dish Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. shortening
1/2 c. cold water
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tsp. vinegar

Preparation

Combine flour and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Combine water, egg and vinegar and add to flour mixture. Stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened.
Shape dough into a ball and chill.
Divide dough into 2 equal portions.
Roll each portion to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Use for making a 2-crust deep dish pie (such as Upside-Down Apple Pie) or for 2 single crust, deep dish pie shells.